Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

16.4° C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 18	E 17
Wave Graph
kJ	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	7	10	20	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	31	37	41	63	222	212
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NNW	N	NNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	6:23AM2.00m				7:05PM2.18m				7:21AM2.05m				8:00PM2.25m				8:17AM2.07m				8:52PM2.28m
Low Tide			12:43PM0.04m				1:22AM0.21m				1:39PM-0.01m				2:18AM0.15m				2:33PM-0.03m					3:11AM0.11m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	16	18	17	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	11	13	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	12	13	12	13	13	11	11	13	14	16	15	12	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	ESE 14	E 18	E 17
kJ	18	18	5	13	14	11	11	4	6	4	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	4	4	4	63	222	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NNE 5	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 4	ESE 8	ESE 10	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 4	NNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 18	N 4	N 4
kJ	5	2	18	5	5	17	18	3	6	20	1	3	11	10	10	10	1	4	31	21	41	59	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 10	NNE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 10	E 13	ESE 10	E 14	ESE 10	N 4	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	2	5	5	17	17	4	10	7	10	10	10	11	1	1	1	1	10	14	9	37	20	4	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2
kJ	27	19	13	46	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Pataua Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	1	5	5	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	82	53	53	22	111	111	127	127	82	111	194	127	134	134	82	22	22	22	22	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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